All In The Mind We want your parenting questions
Feb 26, 2026
A developmental paediatrician returns to take parenting questions about children's mental health. Topics include school refusal, labels like "bad" behaviour, insecure attachment and separation anxiety. The show also touches on parenting trends such as FAFO and misunderstandings about gentle parenting. Listeners are invited to send in questions for a follow-up conversation.
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Submit Parenting Questions For Dr Billy Garvey
- Do send parenting questions to All in the Mind for Dr Billy Garvey to answer.
- Email allinthemind@abc.net.au with subject "question for Dr Billy Garvey" and say if we can use your first name.
FAFO Parenting Is A Backlash Trend
- FAFO parenting is a social-media trend framed as a backlash to gentle parenting.
- Sana flags it as shorthand for "f around and find out" and suggests misconceptions around gentle parenting might be fueling the trend.
State Your Name Preference When Submitting
- Do let the show know if you're happy for your first name to be used or request a pseudonym.
- This helps the All in the Mind team handle privacy when they feature your question on air.
